When I entered a junior high school, I did'nt know only simple English words. For example,word just like dog and cat. I learned basic grammar of English, how to pronounce, writing, and reading in junior high school.
In the class, we read textbooks and tried to understand the content. Also, we did role-playing when we read the textbook.
Last year of junior high school, we acquired the basic ability of English. For example, I could write self-introduction, simple questions, and simple greeting in English. So, my English teacher tried to improve our English skill more! She introduced American students to us as penpal. Then we write a letter in English and exchange. It was very fun for me to write a letter in English. I was looking forward to receive a letter from American friend. So, I think that it was most enjoyable and valuable language learning activity. Because I could appreciate studying English. Thanks to penpals, I came to like English. At this point, I decided that I study English hard and I want to be an English teacher.
So, if I teach English, I want to use this way, penpals. I don't want to teach only content of textbooks. And I think that my least enjoyable and valuable learning activity is nothing. Because I did'nt know anything about English, so all of activity is fresh and necessity for me.
Next, studying English in senior high school was mainly measure to pass the entrance examination.
In English class, there is a rule. English teacher and we had to speak only English. I learned English grammar and how to read long sentences of English fast.
In first year of senior high school, we checked meaning of a word by a dictionary soon when I come across an unknowing word.
But in last year of senior high school, English teacher said,“Don't check meaning of a word by a dictionary soon. Think the word's meaning from the content of back and forth!” I think that this way is most valuable language learning activity. Because I could read long sentences if there are unknowing words in the sentence.
And, my English teacher gave an English question to us everyday. We answered this question merrily. And we acquired knowledge of English day by day. This was very enjoyable.
Also, I think that my least enjoyable and valuable language learning activity is nothing.
But, I think that I did'nt get skill to speak English smoothly in both junior high school and senior high school. My studying English in secondary school was not practical.
So, if I teach English, I want to teach practical English.
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Hi Emiko. This is Scarlet.
I was shocked when I read your blog! Your English writing is absolutely exellent!
See you on monday!
Hello! This is Misato.
Reading your story, I thought that you were lucky, because you could become friends with American.
I envy you.
Do you exchange letters with your
friends still now?
And I thought I wasn't taught practical English too.
I think that I must be careful not to teach by only textbook and I want to make students get practical English.
Thanks to your story I understood importance to get skills of useful English.
Thank you for your story.
See you on monday!
Hello Emiko!This is pizza.
I have never had any penpals,but I think it may be interesting to know other culture by exchanging letters.
And in my high school,I didn't have a lot of chances to speak in English,and I wasn't good at speaking English.So I think your experience in high school, speaking only English in the class is very helpful for student to be familiarized with English.
Thank you for your story!
See you next class.
Emiko,
It seems like your learned some very good reading skills in high school and that your junior high school English teacher was very skillful in getting you interested in English.
JH
Good evening！This is rosen.
I think speaking English is very important to get skills of using useful English.
Please give chances to become they can use English smoothly！
Hello Emiko! This is Wakame.
I think that correspondence is so fun and effective in learning English.
I also studied English only by textbooks in my high school.So I could learn reading and writing English, but I couldn't develop skills of speaking English.
I think it's impoortant to teach practical English like you.
See you tomorrow!
Hi! This is Genzai-Sin.
Your story is so long!Your are earnest. I also think speanking skill is important. English is a language. The class does only reading and writing are so tired!!
See you!!
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